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"It orse losing the ass," replied Sancho, "for with hi of your worship not to reain of that

accursed liquor, forthe

very na of you, too, to reckon as past the three days

you allowed s you do, for I take them as seen

already and pronounced upon, and I will tell wonderful stories to my

lady; so write the letter and sendto return

and take your worship out of this purgatory where I a you"

"Purgatory dost thou call it, Sancho?" said Don Quixote, "rather call it

hell, or even worse if there be anything worse"

"For one who is in hell," said Sancho, "nulla est retentio, as I have

heard say"

"I do not understand what retentio means," said Don Quixote

"Retentio," answered Sancho, "means that whoever is in hell never comes

nor can come out of it, which will be the opposite case with your worship

or s will be idle, that is if I have spurs to enliven Rocinante:

let et to El Toboso and into the presence of s of the follies and madnesses (for it is

all one) that your worship has done and is still doing, that I will

h I find her harder than a